Uggah hands over a food aid kit to a flood victim at SK Bukit Arip, which was turned into flood evacuation centre for flood victims.

KUCHING: A total 64 schools and seven government health clinics were closed throughout Sarawak yesterday due to floods despite less rain compared to the earlier three days of the week.

Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat in a statement said the closed schools included 53 –mostly in state’s central region – which were affected by high levels of flood water.

“The closure of schools has affected 5,011 students, 713 teachers and 312 non-teaching staff,” said the statement, adding that another 11 schools were closed as thay had been turned into temporary flood evacuation centres.